Papers, 1812-1880.

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Papers, 1812-1880.

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Correspondence, manuscript autobiography (1867), speeches, essays, and newspaper clippings. The papers before 1865 are scattered and mostly concern politics, including the election of 1840, Johnson's campaign for the Vice-Presidency (1860), his opposition to secession, his role in the Confederacy, and his criticism of the Confederate administration. Later papers deal with Johnson's attempt to take his seat in the U.S. Senate after the war, his support of Andrew Johnson, his postwar legal practice, his opposition to the Federal tobacco tax, life in the South after the war, Percy Scott Flippin's biography of Johnson, and other matters. Includes ca. 1,000 copies of Johnson's letters (in letter books). The speeches are mainly political, and the essays relate to Johnson's interests, such as education and religion. Correspondents include William Alexander Graham, James K. Polk, and Alexander H. Stephens.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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